Local reader questions newspaper, prison system

What do you believe the age group who reads more newspapers? 20-30 yrs, 30-40 yrs, 40-50 yrs, 50 and older?

I think we can all agree its 50 and older. We like our newspapers and real books.

If that holds true, why are the Sunday puzzles “Wonderword” and “Jumblepuzzle” printed in a type size so small older folks have trouble seeing them?

New RE: no smoking in parks. Only the state government can make such rules for public land.

If my children behaved in the manner of our elected officials, both State and Federal, I’d back hand them and then, no doubt, be put in jail for child abuse.

In other countries if a person is arrested for driving on a suspended license they go to jail for a year, I don’t care who they are. No feeling sorry for someone leaving their family or losing their job. The guilty knew when they got in the car to drive what they could lose.

What is it that lets felons believe they have the same rights as those of us who obey the law? Prison is a punishment! That means not TV’s in your room. No fancy gym for working out (that those of us who obey the law must pay to do.)

Good maintenance and health care in prison is humanitarian, but no fancy, on demand special acts such as sex change surgery. Again, prison is a punishment where you lose privileges we law abiding citizens may access. Again, law abiding citizens must pay for any special privileges.

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